You want wallpaper? Bricks? A ceiling or two? Il trittico opened the Royal Opera House's 2011-12 season tonight. A different set designer was employed for each of the three operas, but somehow the familiar fingerprints of director Richard Jones are evident throughout.
First up, Il tabarro, designed by Ultz and featuring Lucio Gallo, Eva-Maria Westbroek and Aleksandrs Antonenko:
Suor Angelica is designed by Miriam Buether with Ermonela Jaho in the title role and Anna Larsson as the Princess. Jones has transplanted the story from a convent to a hospital.
Gianni Schicchi, designed by John Macfarlane, has already had a couple of outings in the company of L'Heure Espagnole. This time round Lucio Gallo takes the title role, with Ekaterina Siurina, Francesco Demuro, Elena Zilio, Gwynne Howell and Rebecca Evans in support.
All photos by Bill Cooper for Royal Opera House.
